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Strategy, Policy & Entrepreneurship in the Arts, Culture & Creative Industries

Volunteering for the Arts: Mutual Benefits and Much Fun!

What are the benefits of volunteering for arts organizations and for the volunteers? What should we have in mind when recruiting volunteers? How to measure the volunteers’ involvement in the arts programs and events? Volunteers are an important resource in … Read More

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Cultural Policy Exchange Workshop Cycle 2013: Strategy & Concepts for Policy Reforms

The Eastern Partnership recognizes the value of cultural cooperation and inter-cultural dialogue as an integral part of all external policies and has underlined the importance of cultural cooperation in addressing political processes and challenges (EU Presidency Conclusions of the European … Read More

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Strategic Management in the Arts: Featured by The Suburban

The Suburban, Montreal March 27th, 2013 From inspiration to creation, making art is far removed from conducting business. But when it comes to making a living from making art, business know-how becomes just as important as aesthetic intuition and artistic … Read More

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Roundtable to Discuss Lidia Varbanova’s Book

Strategic management is an essential element that drives an organization’s success, yet many cultural organizations struggle to apply strategic thinking and entrepreneurial actions when it comes to day-to-day operations. In her new book, Strategic Management in the Arts, published by … Read More

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Strategic Management in the Arts: From Montreal to Sofia and Back

The Book Launch in Sofia The Bulgarian launch of the book “Strategic Management in the Arts” went very well: with good media coverage despite of the turbulent political situation in the same week (February 2013). I am glad that it … Read More

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Financial literacy in the cultural sector: is there any research done?

In a time of a global financial deficit for the arts and culture sector, identification and gathering of stable financial resources in cultural organizations with a non-profit, public or charitable status becomes quite difficult. Many business companies have already cut … Read More

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Corporate social responsibility: arts and culture are still not on the agenda

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a concept which does not have a universal definition. It is frequently connected with similar terms such as: corporate sustainability, corporate citizenship, business ethics and sustainability, corporate responsibility, etc. CSR covers the ways in which … Read More

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Entrepreneurs are change-makers who think and act differently

This is my last 2012 message to all young and emerging entrepreneurs: a few sincere advices for a happy and joyful professional life. They are an extract of what I have learned and experienced throughout the years. Being an entrepreneur … Read More

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Master the presentation of your research paper

The main reasons to present your research is to inform the audience what your research is about, what is its uniqueness and to motivate them to give you feedback so that you can improve further.  There are a lot of … Read More

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Networking is more than breathing: it is a “social meditation” that creates open spaces

Networking for entrepreneurs is like breathing: it creates a favorable environment for the necessary sparkle to elaborate an idea further, to not give up, to work on an idea until a successful end, to grow up and improve an idea. … Read More

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